Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-05-13-Speech-1-087"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2002-05-13"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:European tourism2
dcterms:Language	"pt"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20020513.7.1-087"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-05-13-Speech-1-0882
lpv:speaker	lp:Sérgio Marques2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Partido Social Democrata (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; EPP-ED (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, as a Member of this House elected by one of the outermost regions – Madeira – and since it is impossible in the time allocated to address all of the issues that this report raises, and which the rapporteur, Mrs Torres Marques, whom I shall take this opportunity to congratulate on her excellent work, has dealt with quite thoroughly, I wish to focus my speech on three points that directly concern the outermost regions. Firstly, I should like to emphasise the importance of tourism in boosting the economic activity of the outermost regions, and as a means of combating underdevelopment. This sector is the main activity in these regions in terms of the wealth it creates and makes a major contribution to the task of bringing these areas closer to the more developed regions of the European Union. It is, therefore, crucial to recognise the value of the role played by tourism and the potential for economic development that it represents. We must not, however, forget that these regions cannot remain dependent on tourism alone, an activity of whose vulnerability we are all aware. We must, therefore, support work on economic diversification by making use of the opportunities provided in Article 299(2). Secondly, I should like to highlight the need to develop efficient and sustainable transport infrastructures, with the aim of making access to the remote and island regions easier. The increase in tourist flows and the consequent development of the sector depend on measures that improve accessibility, which, combined with a proper policy of promoting and making the best use of environmental, historical and cultural resources, could be an instrument of crucial importance to the development of these regions. Thirdly, I would highlight the special fragility and environmental wealth of territories such as the outermost regions, which are on the one hand a determining factor and tourist attraction, but which on the other require sustainable tourism. Unless this happens, the very development of the economy and the tourism of these regions will, in the medium term, be irremediably compromised."@en1

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